Social distancing in public transport is among the keys to preventing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and new technologies are playing a vital role in addressing this. User-friendliness and ease of adaptability, along with having a variety of options are going to be extremely important for consumers. By CHITRAJIT CHAKRABARTI

Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a GMR Group-led consortium, today announced that it has developed a first-of-its-kind portal where India-bound international arriving flyers can fill the mandatory self-declaration form and also apply online for exemption from the mandatory institutional quarantine process.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for use of artificial intelligence (AI) in data-driven decision making and advance data management system for highways.

The Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) has launched a new version of the India Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) with new functionalities and features.

Mining major National Mineral Development Corp. (NMDC), India’s largest iron-ore producer and a diversified Navaratna public sector unit (PSU), recorded a sharp rise in overall production and sales in July as compared to the corresponding period last year.

Details of both models were shared by Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep Singh Puri while releasing an ARHCs knowledge pack in New Delhi on Friday via video conference.

Global technology company ABB has unveiled a new robotics facility in the country’s cyber hub Bengaluru to avail of the digital transformation of the Indian industry.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of 49 per cent of the total equity share capital of Odisha Power Generation Corp. Ltd (OPGC) by Adani Power Ltd (APL).

Flagging off the first helicopter service by Pawan Hans Ltd in Uttarakhand on Wednesday under the Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagri-Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN-RCS), Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Independent Charge), said the launch of the helicopter service and opening of new routes will bring people of the state closer and support tourism in the region.